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University Neutrality

Who Decides What We Know? The Myth of the Neutral University
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Who Decides What We Know? The Myth of the Neutral University

Whenever a university lands in a political controversy, its administrators tend to retreat to the same refuge: “institutional neutrality.” The phrase conjures an ivory tower where…

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November 3, 2026

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